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Culinary Arts/Chef Training at Elgin Community College

What traits are you looking for in a culinary arts/chef training school? To help you decide if Elgin Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's culinary arts/chef training program.

ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,882. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 students received their associate's degree in culinary arts/chef training.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Culinary Arts/Chef Training section at the bottom of this page.

ECC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Culinary Arts/Chef Training (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts/Chef Training

ECC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Rankings

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Culinary Arts/Chef Training Student Demographics at ECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the culinary arts/chef training majors at Elgin Community College.

ECC Culinary Arts/Chef Training Associate’s Program

57% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of culinary arts/chef training associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

ECC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in culinary arts/chef training graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Elgin Community College with a associate's in culinary arts/chef training.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Culinary Arts/Chef Training Grads May Go Into

A degree in culinary arts/chef training can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Elgin Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Restaurant Cooks	48,660	$27,720
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	28,330	$32,490
Chefs and Head Cooks	4,770	$51,800
Cooks	1,930	$28,820

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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